Criminal Code Act 1995

Schedule - The Criminal Code  

Section 3

CHAPTER 5 - THE SECURITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH  

Part 5.3A - State sponsors of terrorism  

Division 112 - Dealings with state sponsor of terrorism  

SECTION 112.6   Providing support to a state sponsor of terrorism  

(1)    
A person commits an offence if:

(a)    the person intentionally provides to an entity support or resources that would help the entity to directly or indirectly engage in, prepare, plan, assist in or foster the doing of a state terrorist act; and

(b)    the entity is a state sponsor of terrorism; and

(c)    the person knows the entity is a state sponsor of terrorism; and

(d)    if the person is a foreign state entity or a member of a foreign state entity - that foreign state entity is also a state sponsor of terrorism.

Note:

For defences, see section 112.8 .

Penalty: Imprisonment for 25 years.

(2)    
A person commits an offence if:

(a)    the person intentionally provides to an entity support or resources that would help the entity to directly or indirectly engage in, prepare, plan, assist in or foster the doing of a state terrorist act; and

(b)    the entity is a state sponsor of terrorism; and

(c)    the person is reckless as to whether the entity is a state sponsor of terrorism; and

(d)    if the person is a foreign state entity or a member of a foreign state entity - that foreign state entity is also a state sponsor of terrorism.

Note:

For defences, see section 112.8 .

Penalty: Imprisonment for 15 years.

(3)    
Strict liability applies to paragraphs (1)(d) and (2)(d) .

(4)    
In this section, a reference to the doing of a state terrorist act includes:

(a)    a reference to the doing of a state terrorist act, even if a state terrorist act does not occur; and

(b)    a reference to the doing of a specific state terrorist act; and

(c)    a reference to the doing of more than one state terrorist act.